Gaming in Dolby Atmos for the PC
Gaming in Dolby Atmos for the PC
Great games pull us into another world, dazzle our eyes, and make our hearts race. This is achieved with higher frame rates, greater resolution, and smoother gameplay than were possible even just five years ago. Dolby Atmos brings a new wave of sound to take that one step further with game-changing audio you can experience on your desktop or laptop.
The evolution of PC gaming continues as a wide array of powerful devices and accessories makes it easier than ever to assemble the gaming environment you desire. You’re in charge of it all: your visuals, speeds, design, cost, controls, and more. One of the most effective ways to create a more immersive, engaging environment is with better audio.
Dolby Atmos lets you game in your laptop in powerful, layered audio that dances all around you, creating an immersive gaming experience that you don’t just play — you feel.
Let your PC bring fantasy to life with a multidimensional soundscape in Dolby Atmos. Hear the gravel of Planet Koboh crunch beneath your feet in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Revel in the impact of each blow in Mortal Kombat 1. Or bask in the roar of the engines in Forza Motorsport, with a spatial sound experience that weaves all around you and places you in the heart of the action. All while you compete solo or alongside friends.
Why game with Dolby Atmos?
Dolby Atmos enhances your PC or laptop audio, transporting you from the comfort of a gaming chair into a captivating gaming universe. With the click of a button, you can level up the experience with clear directional sound that lets you hear every little detail of games with Dolby Atmos.
Turn your audio experience up a notch with Dolby Atmos, whether you’re getting in the zone with one of many Dolby Atmos-enabled headsets, or letting it all boom out from external soundbars and PC speakers enabled with Dolby Atmos. Make the fantastical realms of games like Baldur’s Gate 3 a reality, with sounds and music flying all around you. Using spatial audio technology, Dolby Atmos places sound all around you in a three-dimensional space. Pick up every nuance with big sound, perfectly in tune with your in-game location, helping you to anticipate attacks from all angles — even above and behind you — before they land, so you can play with pinpoint spatial awareness.
Dolby Atmos is available through a range of devices, including headphones, laptops, soundbars, or even home theaters. Immerse yourself at home or take your gaming on the go. Whatever option you find most comfortable can be optimized for a more fulfilling gaming experience.
Elevate the way you game, your way
A huge advantage of PC gaming is the ability to set up whatever spec suits you best. Looking for an edge in online first-person shooters? Get the best processor for high frame rates. Want smooth motion and high-resolution gameplay? Install the best graphics drivers for the job. You hold the controller for every aspect of your gaming experience, and — with Dolby Atmos — you can do it all in lifelike sound.
You don’t need to fill your room with speakers to fill it with sound either. All devices with Dolby Atmos design a spatial sound environment around you to enhance your gaming atmosphere and let you experience the best possible sound — whether you like to block out the rest of the world and lock in with a headset or prefer an open acoustic vibe from in-built or external speakers. Dolby Atmos creates a soundscape with bigger, clearer sound that hits deep on headphones, soundbars, or, if you have it, your home theater. The choice is yours.
How to download Dolby Access app for my PC
If for some reason your PC doesn’t already support Dolby Atmos, you can download the Dolby Access app from your preferred app store to get the Dolby Atmos download for PC and connect your TV, monitor, or soundbar via HDMI cable. Or activate Dolby Atmos in your headphones via the app – if your headset doesn’t have it already – and adjust your PC audio settings.
Once you’re all set, fire up Steam or the Xbox for PC app, choose your favorite from the ever-growing list of PC games that support Dolby Atmos, and strap in for a totally immersive audiovisual adventure. Let Dolby Atmos take you beyond simply hearing and seeing the game, to feeling it.
Power up with Dolby
Adding Dolby Atmos to your inventory gives you crisp, clean sound in a room-filling soundscape that provides pinpoint directional audio to elevate the way you game. It plugs all your senses into any game with flawless audio and undeniably clear sound for that total player performance.
Step into the game with bold, all-encompassing sound from Dolby Atmos and unlock the ultimate gaming experience that fully envelops your mind and body.
Take PC gaming to a whole other level with Dolby today.
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